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Transcript: Transcript for 04/04/2019 - Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee - Fifth Senedd
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Minutes: 1.1
The
Chair welcomed Members and members of the public to the meeting. 1.2
Apologies
were received from Carwyn Jones AM and Jenny Rathbone AM. |
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(09:30-10:30) |
Inquiry into the Blue Badge Scheme in Wales: Eligibility and Implementation: evidence session 2 Samuel Stone, External Affairs Officer,
National
Autistic Society Huw Owen, Policy Officer,
Alzheimer’s Society Cymru Helen Powell, Specialist Support
Advisor, Benefits Advice Programme, Wales Macmillan Cancer Support Martin Fidler Jones, Policy Officer, Tenovus
Cancer Care Supporting documents:
Minutes: 2.1 The Committee received evidence from: ·
Samuel
Stone, External Affairs Officer, National Autistic Society ·
Huw
Owen, Policy Officer, Alzheimer’s Society Cymru ·
Helen
Powell, Specialist Support Advisor, Benefits Advice Programme, Wales Macmillan
Cancer Support ·
Martin
Fidler Jones, Policy Officer, Tenovus Cancer Care. |
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(10:30-11:20) |
Inquiry into the Blue Badge Scheme in Wales: Eligibility and Implementation: evidence session 3 Valerie
Billingham, Policy and Campaigns Manager, Age Cymru Kate Young, Director, All Wales Forum of Parents and Carers of People with Learning Disabilities Supporting documents: Minutes: 3.1
The Committee received evidence from: ·
Valerie
Billingham, Policy and Campaigns Manager, Age Cymru ·
Kate
Young, Director, All Wales Forum of Parents and Carers of People with Learning
Disabilities. |
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(11:30-12:20) |
Inquiry into the Blue Badge Scheme in Wales: Eligibility and Implementation: evidence session 4 Andrew
Meredith, Customer Services Team Leader, Caerphilly County Borough Council Rhys
J. Page, Senior Business Manager, Carmarthenshire County Council Minutes: 4.1
The Committee received evidence from: ·
Andrew
Meredith, Customer Services Team Leader, Caerphilly County Borough Council ·
Rhys
J. Page, Senior Business Manager, Carmarthenshire County Council. |
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Paper to note |
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Response from the Scottish Government in relation to engagement with victims' groups in the context of prisoner voting Supporting documents:
Minutes: 5.1a
The Committee noted the response from the Scottish Government in relation to
engagement with victims' groups in the context of prisoner voting. |
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting Minutes: 6.1
The Committee agreed the motion. |
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(12:20-12:30) |
Inquiry into the Blue Badge Scheme in Wales: Eligibility and Implementation: consideration of oral evidence Minutes: 7.1
The Committee discussed the evidence received under items 2, 3 and 4. |
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(12:30-13:30) |
Inquiry into voting rights for prisoners: Key issues paper Supporting documents:
Minutes: 8.1
The Committee agreed the key issue paper on the inquiry into voting rights for
prisoners. |